No Ads For Members - Increased Social Media Buttons

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The forum has removed the top banner ad for members, creating an ad-free experience as a reward for their loyalty. Additionally, the size of social media buttons has been increased to encourage engagement. The community is seen as more successful when its members are happier, which aligns with the decision to eliminate ads. There is a lighthearted acknowledgment of the financial aspects of membership, with a humorous exchange about the distribution of gold memberships. Overall, the changes aim to enhance member satisfaction and community interaction.
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To reward how awesome all of our members are we've decided on removing the top banner ad for members. Now all members are ad free. Yay!

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I've also increased the size of the social media buttons. Please thank me by making use of them :)
 
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Yay indeed. Thanks Greg. I assume this means you've gotten filthy rich off of membership fees :smile:
 
phinds said:
Yay indeed. Thanks Greg. I assume this means you've gotten filthy rich off of membership fees :smile:

haha I give away more gold membership than I ever got paid for!

A happier community is a more successful community :)
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
haha I give away more gold membership than I ever got paid for!

A happier community is a more successful community :)

hmmm...so that's why no one is gold anymore!:biggrin:
 

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